LOINC Code 82424-3: MDA5 Ab Line blot Ql (S)

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component MDA5 Ab. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: Line blot

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• MDA5 Ab [Presence] in Serum by Line blot
• MDA5 Ab
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the submitter's test strip, a membrane strip pre-coated with a specific set of antigens in parallel lines. If antibodies to any of those antigens are present in the patient's serum, they will bind to the specific antigen. The bound patient antibodies are then detected using labelled anti-human antibodies. Various manufacturers classify this method as an immunoblot technique. LOINC uses the immunoblot (IB) method to mean that some electrophoretic/chromatographic separation occurs such that position (size) of the band is part of the assessment (as in Western blot). Because this assay does not involve a separation step but rather uses strips with pre-fixed antigens, the LOINC Method is Line blot.
• ABS; Aby; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; Anti-CADM-140; Anti-MDA5 autoantibodies; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; Interferon-induced helicase C domain-containing protein 1; Juvenile dermatomyositis; Melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Serology; Serum; SR

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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